The Gombe State
Chapter of the All Progressive Congress has elected new officials to pilot the affairs of the party.
185 delegates voted to fill eight offices that form the state party executives.
185 delegates voted to fill eight offices that form the state party executives.
The APC in Gombe had been
without elected state executives for over a year.
Before voting began, the
atmosphere was tense and it was difficult for officials and delegates to agree
on modalities for the election.
With the arguments over,
voting was peaceful and then began the counting.
A striking moment which eased the
mounting tension was when the two main contenders for the position of the legal
adviser embraced while votes were still being counted.
With elected party executives
in place, leaders of the party are confident that the fortunes of the APC in
gombe are about to change.
The All Progressives Congress
in Gombe had been factionalised following its defeat in the governorship
election in 2015 which later led to the sack of the state chairman in September
2016.
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